Tattooing can be traced back over 5,000 years to a naturally mummified human named Ötzi, whose 61 charcoal-incised markings are believed to be the oldest tattoos in the world. The practice of inking ...

Over the years, tattoos have gone from the outskirts of society into the mainstream. Tattoo designs have gone through all sorts of trends — from simplistic black-and-white drawings to body art and ...

Don Ed Hardy, “Future Plans” (1967), etching, 11 13/16 x 9 1/4 inches (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, gift of the artist 2017.46.56 © Don Ed Hardy, image ...

One of the hottest new tattoo trends of 2023 is “oil pastel” tattoos. It’s different, fun, childlike and looks like it was hand-drawn with a crayon-style oil pastel. One artist, Dahye Lee, also known ...

NĀ KOA®, the Hawaii-based line of leather goods with authentic Polynesian tattoo art ( is celebrating its 11th anniversary. In 2015, the brand introduced a small collection of men's bifold wallets and ...

Getting your first tattoo isn’t a one-step process. First, you have to take that leap and actually decide to get ink. Then you have to figure what the hell you actually want. Finally, you have to find ...

Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Share on X (Opens in new window) Copy this page's address to your clipboard Link copied to clipboard Tattoo art is at an all-time peak today, thanks to ...

Tattoo collections are beginning to be all the rage for museum exhibitions. One at the New York Historical Society in 2017 focused particular attention on women and tattoos. Other displays worldwide ...

Step outside of the Air and Space Museum and into the Lyle Tuttle Tattoo Art Collection in San Francisco, California to explore the symbolism of tattoo body art during World War II. Carolyn Russo ...

Jay Janner is a staff photographer at the Austin American-Statesman where, since 2003, he has documented life in one of the most dynamic cities in America. In his more than 30-year career, Janner ...